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This week, Vanessa recommends a work of Gothic science fiction she's been meaning to read for almost two decades and a work of Latin music history that's not (just) about Justin Bieber.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroNever Let Me Go review from The GuardianDecoding Despacito: An Oral History of Latin Music by Leila Cobo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss The Rainfall Market, The Broposal, We Do Not Part, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang, Slin Jung (translator)The Broposal by Sonora ReyesDark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis by Tao Leigh GoffeThe Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood by Kristen MartinWe Do Not Part by Han Kang, Paige Aniyah Morris (translator)The Favorites by Layne FargoA Crack in Everything: How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage by Marcus ChownWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Danika recommends a couple of their favorite sapphic fantasy reads of last year.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Jasmine Throne by Tasha SuriShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-ChanThe Unbroken by C. L. ClarkCan’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Death of the Author, The Last Room on the Left, Chickenpox, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor The Last Room on the Left by Leah KonenChickenpox by Remy Lai Everything is Poison by Joy McCulloughThe In-Between Bookstore by Edward UnderhillIsaac’s Song by Daniel BlackStrange Pictures by Uketsu, Jim Rion (translator) The Queen’s Spade by Sarah RaughleyFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sharifah shares two SF/F reads, both on the darker side of the genre.Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Murders of Molly Southbourne by Tade ThompsonThe Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss Homeseeking, Single Player, The Three Lives of Cate Kay, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Homeseeking by Karissa ChenSingle Player by Tara TaiThe Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate FaganThe Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill Darkmotherland by Samrat UpadhyayMothers and Sons by Adam HaslettThe Devourer by Alison AmesFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're taking a break this holiday week, so we thought we'd share this rerun from last year where Liberty and Patricia discuss upcoming 2024 book releases they're excited to read, including The Book of Love, Little Rot, The Husbands, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:My Favorite Thing Is Monsters Vol. 2 by Emil FerrisThe Book of Love by Kelly LinkDinner on Monster Island: Essays by Tania De RozarioThe Book of Doors by Gareth BrownReclaiming UGLY! : A Radically Joyful Guide to Unlearn Oppression and Uplift, Glorify, and Love Yourself by Vanessa Rochelle LewisThe Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine ArdenBe a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.The Husbands by Holly GramazioWho's Afraid of Gender? by Judith ButlerA Better World by Sarah LanganDisability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire edited by Alice Wong The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí ClarkWe Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter JacksonThe Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei Little Rot by Akwaeke EmeziFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're taking some time off this holiday week, so we thought we'd share with you the final episode of our SFF Yeah podcast in which several staff members of Book Riot share some excellent speculative, science fiction, and fantasy backlist recommendations.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter!This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Monk and Robot books by Becky ChambersSorcerer to the Crown by Zen ChoThe Tiffany Aching series by Terry PratchettThe Prey of Gods by Nicky DraydenThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaLight From Uncommon Stars by Ryka AokiEverfair by Nisi ShawlHer Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno DawsonA Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe) by P. Djèlí ClarkRaybearer by Jordan IfuekoDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanThe Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty talks about a couple of wonderful books that are great for the end of the year!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.At Tailored Book Recommendations, we’ve recommended over 150,000 books to readers of every type. And we’ve got good news— TBR makes a novel gift for the book lover on your list! All your gift recipient has to do is fill out a survey about their reading likes and dislikes, and our expert bibliologists will use their bookish knowledge to round up three personalized recommendations for reads we think they’ll love. Whether they’re a mystery maven, a historical fiction fanatic, or a contemporary connoisseur, we’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift TBR! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. You can even schedule the delivery of the welcome email, which means no more waiting on gifts to arrive last minute.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books DiscussedThe Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Book of Delights: Essays by Ross GayThe Baby Dragon Cafe by A. T. Qureshi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Liberty and Emily discuss their favorite books of 2024, including Come and Get It, Beautyland, Headshot, and more great books!Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book.Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news.At Tailored Book Recommendations, we’ve recommended over 150,000 books to readers of every type. And we’ve got good news— TBR makes a novel gift for the book lover on your list! All your gift recipient has to do is fill out a survey about their reading likes and dislikes, and our expert bibliologists will use their bookish knowledge to round up three personalized recommendations for reads we think they’ll love. Whether they’re a mystery maven, a historical fiction fanatic, or a contemporary connoisseur, we’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift TBR! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. You can even schedule the delivery of the welcome email, which means no more waiting on gifts to arrive last minute.This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Books Discussed On the Show:Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar Come and Get It by Kiley ReidInteresting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin Diavola by Jennifer ThorneBeautyland by Marie-Helene BertinoFunny Story by Emily HenryHeadshot by Rita Bullwinkel I Was A Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham JonesWeirdo by Tony Weaver Jr., with Jes and Cin Wibowo Detective Beans: and the Case of the Missing Hat by Li ChenHorror Movie by Paul TremblayMouth: Stories by Puloma GhoshThe Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika KimWomen and Children First by Alina Grabowski Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samantha AllenRainbow Black by Maggie ThrashRuin Road by Lamar GilesFor a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices